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No Discernible Bounce In Services PMI, But Firms Protecting Profit Margins

CANADA DATA
  • The S&P Global Canada services PMI ticked up just two tenths to 47.3 in July, making no notable progress in clawing back a drop from 51.1 in May as it holds close to the 47.1 averaged since 2H23.
  • The press release notes both activity and new business fell for a second successive month, although at a slower pace of decline and with new work only falling marginally.
  • Price components offered one of the least dovish components: "Wage costs nonetheless remained a key factor behind another steep increase in overall operating expenses in July. With fuel also reported to have risen in cost, overall input prices rose in July at a steep and accelerated rate, though to a level that remained lower than the average for the first half of the year.
  • Firms sought to protect margins, wherever possible, by increasing their own charges to a greater degree than in June. Inflation however was low especially in the context of trends since the pandemic."

Source: S&P Global PMI

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